The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, November 23, 2006

STRATEGY
More legroom in Singapore Airlines flights
Singapore Airlines has invested $360 million to develop a suite of cabin products for premium air travel on its long-haul flights. The new suite of cabin products is not available on flights to India. Indian passengers transiting Singapore can ... More

Inn Venue signs MoU with Hotel Surya
The market for such four-star hotels is high in Pune. More

Srei to launch new version of `Money Bag 2005'
Plans to unveil four novel financing schemes at global mining expo More

INSIGHT
The retail boom spin-offs
A range of allied sectors are gearing up to capitalise on the opportunities that are rapidly arising. More

ADVERTISING
Airvoice Info to launch mobile ad tool
Airvoice Infocom Erode Private Ltd will launch its recently patented mobile advertising solution in early 2007. The patent has been granted by the Controller of Patents, Government of India. Called `HopAd', the solution will make callers listen ... More

Enterprise IG gung-ho on Indian foray
"With India being a critical economic power for the future, it is a critical market for us." More

DIRECT MARKETING
BSNL to appoint associates for direct marketing
Bid to meet challenges posed by competition More

CHANNELS AND FRANCHISES
Great Eastern Energy, Indian Oil in pact
Great Eastern Energy Corporation Ltd (GEECL) plans to form joint venture with IOC for marketing and distribution of city gas and compressed natural gas (CNG) in the Durgapur-Asansol industrial belt in West Bengal, according to a GEECL release. ... More

MARKET SHARES
Samsung targets 20 pc of Kerala mobile market
Samsung has set a target of achieving 20 per cent share in the Kerala cellular phone market by mid-2008, according to Mr Sutikshan Naithani, Vice-President (Sales and Marketing). "Kerala is an important market for us as the share is currently ... More

RETAILING
Dabur to `Dare' all in retail space
Dabur India Ltd has invested Rs 20 crore on an aggressive retail strategy, `Dare', to leverage its brand holdings in the country's fast evolving retail environment. The programme has a six-point focus for expanding presence in the retail ... More

MARKETING RESEARCH
aMap enters new markets
Audience Measurement and Analytics Ltd, more commonly known as aMap, announced on Wednesday that it has reached 6,000 metered homes in India. The company has also entered three new markets — Jammu, Guwahati and Bihar & Jharkhand. "We ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES
Toshiba targets 15 pc of market pie in notebooks
Launches eco-friendly notebook PCs More

Tata Tea launches variants of single origin orthodox tea
Also launches Tetley brand of green tea More

Anita Roddick to help L'Oreal source from farmers
The Body Shop to enhance presence in India More

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